How to get a job?
Vietnam is far different from most countries you may teach in! Getting a job here is all about the amount of effort you put into it. My boyfriend and I showed up with a stack of resumes and that was it! We went online and found a list of 25 schools in in Saigon, hired a motorbike taxi for the day ($5), and went from school to school handing out our resumes. We also emailed our resume to 15 schools and hoped for the best. Within a week we had interviews and mock lessons scheduled at numerous schools and then we choose which school we liked the best. It is great having the chance to choose where you want to work, unlike Korea and other places where you are placed in a school and have no choice. We got to ask questions and work at a place we felt most comfortable with. Best way to get a job: dress to impress, and go into the schools and ask to speak to the Hiring Manager. Do not give the receptionist your resume and hope it finds the right person, she will probably lose it and it will never see the HR department!
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